Guillermo La Rosa Explained

Guillermo La Rosa
Fullname:Guillermo Claudio La Rosa Laguna
Height:1.780NaN0
Birth Date:6 June 1952
Birth Place:Lima, Lima Province, Peru
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Porvenir Miraflores
Years1:1973–1975
Years2:1976–1977
Years3:1978–1979
Years4:1979–1983
Years5:1984–1985
Years6:1986
Years7:1987
Years8:1988–1989
Caps4:160
Goals4:50
Caps5:27
Goals5:8
Caps6:29
Goals6:5
Caps7:6
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:1973–1982
Nationalteam1:Peru
Nationalcaps1:39
Nationalgoals1:3
Pcupdate:January 2009

Guillermo Claudio La Rosa Laguna (born June 6, 1952) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

He competed for the Peru national football team at the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number nineteen jersey. He’s nicknamed the 'tank' for his corpulence, Guillermo La Rosa scored the last Peruvian goal for 36 years against Poland in a World Cup match in Spain 1982. The 36 year cold streak was finally broken by Andre Carrillo when Peru defeated Australia 2-0 at the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia.

Club career

La Rosa played for Peruvian clubs Defensor Lima, Sport Boys and Alianza Lima where he claimed the title in 1978. That year he was one of the Copa Libertadores top scorers with 8 goals. Between 1979 and 1987 he played for Atletico Nacional, America de Cali, Deportivo Pereira and Cúcuta Deportivo of Colombia.

He retired in 1989, playing for Ecuadorian club Liga de Quito, and currently works as a coach for children in a football academy in Lima.

International career

La Rosa made 39 appearances for the Peru national football team.[1] He retired from international competition after playing the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

Titles

SeasonTeamTitle
1973 Defensor LimaPeruvian League
1973 Peruvian national teamBolivarian Games
1978 Alianza LimaPeruvian League
1981 Atlético NacionalMustang Cup
1984 América de CaliMustang Cup

Individual

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pierrend, José Luis. Peru - Record International Players. RSSSF. 2009-05-28.